China's Sun Weiwei smiles on the podium after she won women's race during the ANA Beijing International Marathon, also named as the 10th Asian Marathon Championship in Beijing, Oct. 15, 2006. [Xinhua]

Chinese long-distance runner Sun Weiwei was cheered on by home spectators as she won the women's championship.

Sun stayed in the lead of the pack throughout the race, crossing the finish line first at 2 hours 34 minutes and 41 seconds, 10 seconds faster than Kenya's Chepchumba Pamela.

Another Chinese runner Chen Rong finished third with a time of 2:34.57.

In the men's competition, African powerhouse Kenya made a one-two finish in the 42.195 kilometer race, followed by Japan, coming in third.

China's Ren Longyun finished eighth.